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About the Author

I write stories about regular people in extraordinary settings who try to make a difference in their lives even as the world collapses around them. From dystopian grit to absurdist fantasy and magical realism, my fiction spans multiple genres, exploring themes of regret, reinvention, and the will to survive in a world that wants to take you down with it.

Whether it's a corporate death race on horseback or a grandmother's quiet conversation with an alien on a Florida lanai, I enjoy writing visceral, cinematic imagery and emotionally resonant dialogue that enables my characters to feel human.

I'm a two-time Royal Palm Literary Award winner and a member of the Florida Writers Association. In January 2026, I signed with Christine Goss at Fine Print Literary Management. My debut novel DEADLINERS is forthcoming.

I live and write from the swampy scrubland of southwest Florida, currently under threat of destruction by developers and data centers that prefer concrete and servers to stillness and beauty. When I'm not writing, I'm expanding my ever-growing food forest and attempting to convince my neighbors to take plants they neither want nor need, all while raising two great kids.

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